diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3d8ac73..1c9de46 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [0.0.1-alpha.88](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-chia-sdk/compare/v0.0.1-alpha.87...v0.0.1-alpha.88) (2024-09-25)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* get stores list ([f941085](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-chia-sdk/commit/f94108521dcacb59252a59ca4455cc0f6ebf7501))
+
 ### [0.0.1-alpha.87](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-chia-sdk/compare/v0.0.1-alpha.86...v0.0.1-alpha.87) (2024-09-25)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 453a131..33e4ef4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@dignetwork/dig-sdk",
-  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.87",
+  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.88",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@dignetwork/dig-sdk",
-      "version": "0.0.1-alpha.87",
+      "version": "0.0.1-alpha.88",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@dignetwork/datalayer-driver": "^0.1.25",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c0a8925..f4bebd7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@dignetwork/dig-sdk",
-  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.87",
+  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.88",
   "description": "",
   "type": "commonjs",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
diff --git a/src/utils/config.ts b/src/utils/config.ts
index 925c745..42b6763 100644
--- a/src/utils/config.ts
+++ b/src/utils/config.ts
@@ -95,11 +95,17 @@ export const getCoinState = (
 };
 
 /**
- * Retrieves a list of valid store folders (64-character hexadecimal names) in the DIG folder.
- *
- * @returns {string[]} An array of valid folder names.
+ * Retrieves the list of valid store folders. 
+ * If the STORE_PATH directory does not exist, it is created.
+ * 
+ * @returns {string[]} An array of valid store folder names.
  */
 export const getStoresList = (): string[] => {
+  // Check if the STORE_PATH exists, create it if not
+  if (!fs.existsSync(STORE_PATH)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(STORE_PATH, { recursive: true });
+  }
+
   const folders = fs.readdirSync(STORE_PATH);
   return folders.filter(
     (folder) =>